275 Holy Fool_1
As his facial features transformed, Fu Qian’s body twisted and rapidly contracted, ultimately becoming a withered old man.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6…
It seemed that this time, Ariel stood there, lost in thought, for an even longer period.
“So that’s how it is!”
After a long while, Ariel examined the blood-stained right claw of Fu Qian, revealing a meaningful smile.
“The Rebirth Club has actually joined forces with the Night Watchman?”
“It seems my face is quite recognizable.”
Fu Qian also let out an indistinctly cold laugh.
“As long as there is a common goal, anyone can come together.”
As he spoke, he took a deep breath, and the wounds on his body slowly healed.
“Truly remarkable!”
Ariel appeared to be utterly unfazed.
“Just relying on Limb Attachment and integration, you’ve managed to ascend to the level of a demigod. It seems you not only faked your death and escaped in the last incident, but you even gained some benefits.”
“Now, could you explain what exactly was that action just now?”
“You don’t need the preamble, I would’ve answered if you’d asked me directly.”
Fu Qian raised his hand and pointed towards Yuan Shan.
“Simple, just stopping her from doing something pointless.”
“You said that neither of us poses a threat to you, yet you still rushed towards us.”
“You seem to have gone a bit too far with your strike.”
“Indeed, it was a bit too heavy, hehehe!”
Fu Qian let out a series of meaningful laughter.
“Mainly, I wanted to see your reaction.”
Without waiting for a response, Fu Qian gazed at Ariel, who seemed a bit dazed.
“It proves that the new species cultivated by the Native Council are indeed interesting!”
“I thought I had made substantial gains recently, but coming to Shangjing has been full of pleasant surprises.”
“I don’t quite follow your meaning,”
Ariel’s expression had completely cooled.
“I didn’t expect even you to be insincere. It appears that lies truly are eternal, aren’t they!”
[SAN Points decreased by 1]
As Fu Qian contemplated, he quietly activated Mythical Form + Decree Residue.
The next moment, a dazzling golden radiance burst forth, dispelling the darkness of the night once more.
Yuan Shan, who had just begun to show signs of awakening, collapsed once again.
“I know far more than you can imagine, and please believe that if I wanted to leave, there is absolutely no way you could keep me here.”
Enjoying the stupefied expression on Ariel’s face once again, Fu Qian shook his head.
“Perhaps I shouldn’t use the term ‘you’? After all, you are now merely a lump of intuitions coupled together.”
Indeed, the place that had always seemed odd to Fu Qian, he had finally figured out just now.
Why did Ariel have no emotional noise?
Why did his sanity seem unaffected after being descended upon by a True God?
Just a moment ago, considering these inconceivable behaviors, Fu Qian had come up with a possibility—this guy simply lacked what we call sanity.
He was not a person in the psychological sense, but rather resembled a “Chinese Room”.
He collected external information, processed it through rules and provided feedback, even able to mimic emotions, making himself appear almost like a living human being.
But he himself is not a person anymore, perhaps he once was, but at least, he is not now.
In simple terms, Ariel is an intelligent entity that you cannot distinguish from a human.
He lacks a concept of self; he doesn’t even need to understand his own feedback information, so he truly isn’t afraid of the mind-warping descent of a True God, because he simply doesn’t possess such a thing.
That’s also why his emotions are noise-free, to make his reactions more reasonable and believable—his emotions are displayed as needed.
But here lies a loophole.
Because his emotions are “calculated,” they don’t precede his rationality as they do in most people.
When faced with a suddenly complex situation, his emotional responses lag behind.
Which means, until he has calculated the appropriate response according to the rules, he will show no unconscious emotional expressions.